Electronic configuration of osmium

76Os
Osmium
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2
Full: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 4f14 5s2 5p6 5d6 6s2

Electrons in each shell

2K shell8L shell18M shell32N shell14O shell2P shell

Osmium has 76 electrons arranged as 2, 8, 18, 32, 14, 2 across 6 shells, which is why it sits in period 6.

How to write it

Start from the previous noble gas core, written in square brackets, then add the remaining electrons in filling order. For osmium that gives [Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2.

Osmium at a glance

Atomic number76
SymbolOs
Atomic mass190.23 u
Group8
Period6
Blockd-block
CategoryTransition metal
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Other elements in group 8

ElementConfiguration
Iron[Ar] 3d6 4s2
Ruthenium[Kr] 4d7 5s1
Hassium[Rn] 5f14 6d6 7s2